Kenya: Silas Kiplagat Claims First Win of Diamond League Season

The 2011 World 1,500m silver medallist, Silas Kiplagat, claimed his first Diamond League win of the season with victory in the Emsley Carr Mile in 3.53.04 in London on Friday.

Kiplagat timed 3 minutes and 53.04 seconds to lead compatriots Timothy Cheruiyot and Vincent in sweeping all the podium places as they cashed on the absence of World 1,500m champion Asbel Kiprop and World silver medallist Elijah Manangoi.

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